appeler

\a.pə.le\

/\a.pə.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“appeler” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,467 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#1,467
frequency rank, French
7
letters
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Désigner quelqu’un par son nom ; pourvoir quelqu’un d’un nom.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

appeler vs apple
71% similar
appeler vs appels
71% similar
appeler vs appelle
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for appeler
PropertyValue
Headwordappeler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.pə.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,467
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “appeler” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). appeler lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for appeler is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.pə.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,467 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 23 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for appeler, with forms such as "apeler", "apepler", and "appeelr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "apple", "appels", "appelle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is appeler, spelled A-P-P-E-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Désigner quelqu’un par son nom ; pourvoir quelqu’un d’un nom.
  2. 2
    Désigner une personne ou une chose par une qualité bonne ou mauvaise.
  3. 3
    Désigner par leur nom ceux qui doivent se trouver présents en un endroit.
  4. 4
    Lire tout haut le nom des parties, afin que leurs avocats viennent plaider pour elles.
  5. 5
    Faire venir en se servant de la voix ; héler.
  6. 6
    ou (réciproque) Contacter quelqu'un par téléphone.
  7. 7
    Pousser son cri pour faire venir à eux ceux de leur espèce, pour les animaux.
  8. 8
    Inviter à venir.
  9. 9
    Citer devant le juge.
  10. 10
    Envoyer, défier.
  11. 11
    Avertir de se trouver en quelque lieu par un signal.
  12. 12
    Avertir, exciter, obliger à se trouver en quelque endroit, pour quelque chose que ce puisse être.
  13. 13
    Rendre nécessaire.
  14. 14
    Faire ressentir sa volonté aux hommes, en parlant de Dieu.
  15. 15
    Désigner une personne, pour une fonction ou une action importante.
  16. 16
    Désigner pour prendre une décision.
  17. 17
    Être conduit par ses qualités, ses talents et les circonstances qui déterminent la vocation, le sort, la condition.
  18. 18
    Recourir à un tribunal supérieur pour faire réformer le jugement, la sentence d’un tribunal inférieur.
  19. 19
    Ne pas se soumettre à une décision, ne pas l’adopter.
  20. 20
    Invoquer ; se référer.
  21. 21
    Revenir d’une grande maladie.
  22. 22
    Porter le nom de.
  23. 23
    Annoncer à voix haute les caractéristiques de l’arbre marqué ; faire un appel.

This word in other languages

call(English)nombrar(Español)nennen(Deutsch)ligar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apeler,apepler,appeelr,appelerr,appelre,appleer,papeler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of appeler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apeler1apepler2appeelr2appelerr1appelre2appleer2papeler2
Edit distance from "appeler"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "appeler"?
"appeler" is spelled A-P-P-E-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pə.le\.
What does "appeler" mean?
As a verb, "appeler" means: Désigner quelqu’un par son nom ; pourvoir quelqu’un d’un nom.
What words are commonly confused with "appeler"?
"appeler" is commonly confused with "apple", "appels", "appelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appeler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appeler" is \a.pə.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appeler" come from?
"appeler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “appeler”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-P-P-E-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.pə.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “apple” - see the side-by-side comparison. appeler vs apple
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list